Crime
President Buhari Shocked, Saddened By IPOB Beheading Of Soldiers
President Muhammadu Buhari, on behalf of the government and the entire nation, expressed deep condolences to the Nigerian Army and the families of Master Warrant Officer Audu Linus and his partner, Private Gloria Mathew, who were beheaded after being shot by the terrorist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Saturday as confirmed by the Nigerian Army.
The corpses were inhumanely treated and gleefully posted on social media platforms.
The President joined fellow citizens in expressing deep sense of shock and condemns the barbarism of the perpetrators of this unfortunate incident, and similar acts of violence against law enforcement agents, describing it as alien to all cultures and civilizations.
President Buhari called on all leaders – community, regional and national – to “speak with one voice, to show that the entire country is one against this cruel and barbaric act of violence. This is unacceptable.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of this sad and tragic incident,” said the President.
The President has directed the military authorities and other security agencies to do their utmost in apprehending the perpetrators of these barbaric acts and bring them to justice.
Crime
Teenage Boy Caught While Attempting to Poison Mother’s Tea (Video)
young boy has been apprehended for attempting to poison his mother.
The teenage boy from Benue state confessed to the crime.
In a viral video, the boy confessed to being disowned by his parent after moving on to his boss’ daughter and, hence, adopted by his current mother.
He narrated that he was approached twice by a stranger who offered him a poisonous substance meant to be laced in his mother’s tea and end her life.
During the interrogation, he stated that he had never met the stranger but identified him as a man with a beard he only met twice.
He, however, pleaded for his life when threatened to drink the tea he had laced with poison.
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Crime
Yobe: Gunmen murder policeman, set home ablaze in deadly attack
Gunmen, believed to be terrorists, have killed a policeman named Sule Babur in Yobe State.
The incident took place at Babur’s home in the Mairi community, Buni Yadi, within the Gujba Local Government Area.
Following the murder, the attackers set Babur’s house on fire, according to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim.
“The perpetrators also set his house ablaze. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, and an investigation is urgently needed to bring the culprits to justice,” Abdulkarim stated.
Crime
Suspected bandits kill five villagers in Kaduna village
On Monday, suspected bandits killed five villagers in Ewehko community, Maro Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A source, Luka Bulus, reported that the victims were attacked while attending a village meeting, with the bandits also setting some of their motorcycles on fire during the assault, which occurred at exactly 2:14 pm.
“The bodies of the victims were recovered from the scene,” he said. “In broad daylight, bandits launched a deadly assault on Ewehko, also known as Unguwar Paul, a village under Maro Ward in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack happened around 2:14 pm on June 17, 2024. As of now, the bodies of four men and one woman have been discovered, and search efforts continue in the surrounding bushes for others who may still be missing.”
Another resident, Reuben Maro, confirmed that houses and motorcycles were also torched, adding that the bandits attacked the villagers in broad daylight. He mentioned that about six people were killed.
As of this report, the state government has not issued any statement regarding the attack, and attempts to reach ASP Mansir Hassan, the Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna Police Command, have been unsuccessful.
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